CINDY SHEEHAN: LEAVING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Cindy Sheehan: leaving the Democratic Party and calling for July 4 meeting in Philadelphia
By James Marc Leas
Like her sit-in in Crawford Texas in 2005, Cindy Sheehan’s letter to the Democratic Congress following their vote to fund the war marks an important initiative for the antiwar movement.
Cindy calls for a meeting in Philadelphia on July 4 “to try and figure a way out of this ‘two’ party system that is bought and paid for by the war machine which has a stranglehold on every aspect of our lives.” She concludes her letter to the Democratic Congress by saying, “As for myself, I am leaving the Democratic Party. You have completely failed those who put you in power to change the direction our country is heading. We did not elect you to help sink our ship of state but to guide it to safe harbor.
“We do not condone our government’s violent meddling in sovereign countries and we condemn the continued murderous occupation of Iraq.
“We gave you a chance, you betrayed us.”
People all over the country have recognized that the vote to fund the war–and all the trickery leading up to that vote–means that new ideas are needed. The Democrats thought they did not have to worry about the vast antiwar majority in this country because we have no where else to go. Cindy Sheehan is sparking an alternative. We all know that business as usual is not enough. The July 4 meeting in Philadelphia provides an opportunity for new ideas and new directions. [more]
May 28th, 2007 at 10:24 am
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This is so earth-shakingly beautiful, I had to send this note. Even tho’ some of us may or may not stay in the Democratic party–even tho’ for enough to follow suit may take decades–seeds are being sown today, right now–planted by mothers of US soldiers who’ve died for an unnecessary war–seeds for another way…seeds of life for a more constitutional, more regenerating way of peace for all–where there is no lesser person. Hallelujah!
Cindy Sheehan Leaving the Democratic Party May 28 07
http://mwcnews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14771&Itemid=26
All the more reason to watch development of the film
“Crawford, Texas” (more on this coming–keep watching this site & this particular blog too)
And to encourage what few Dems left are urging an end to this war!